YAKUZA MOB BOSS RESPONSIBLE FOR UNDERLINGS ACTS
KEYWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW

The Supreme Court in November, 2004 for the first time held the head of a yakuza criminal gang liable for damages for a crime he was not directly involved in, but carried out by underlings in his gang. The Supreme Court ordered him to pay 88 million yen in damages for the mistaken murder of a police officer (they thought they were shooting a criminal rival). The Court actually referred to provisions in the Civil Code holding the employer of a business organization liable for the activities of an employee working on a objective of the business. Likewise, in April the Japanese parliament also passed legislation that specifically held the heads of criminal gangs liable for the victims of crimes carried out by the members of his gang.

Copyright 2005. All rights reserved Attorney Roderick H. Seeman

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